Next week we will move to Syracuse and officially become a part of Michigan’s unabated brain drain. As a lifelong Michigander, I’m sad to leave my home state, but the best opportunities for me lie elsewhere right now.
After much ado, we will be closing on our house next Tuesday. It doesn’t quite feel […]
Last Days in Michigan
Measuring the Architecture of Site Search
I like to think about the kinds of analysis of web sites that I would do if there were no limitations on data availability and quality. It’s a fun kind of pipe dream for a steamy summer evening. Earlier this evening, I had a conversation with a friend that turned to search log […]
Information Architecture with a Little Help from Web Analytics
I recently completed a long-term project for the Purple Rose Theatre Company’s web site. The task was to redesign their home page with a fresh CSS layout and more varied content while keeping ongoing maintenance overhead low.
The various bits of content for the new home page are easily updated by the theatre’s own staff with […]
Long, Slow Goodbye
Over the last few weeks, we’ve had several farewell get-togethers with friends and family, and there are more to come, already marked on the calendar. I’m glad we have the time to visit with people before we move away and it has been a lot of fun, but it is also emotionally exhausting. “They” […]
Shameless Plug: Information Architecture
The ASIST Bulletin’s June/July 2007 issue focuses on information architecture, and my well-traveled paper on web analytics to validate IA heuristics is making another appearance. Each round of editing for the various venues in which it has run have helped to improve the content, so it has become a little smoother over time. […]